St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-30
TENNESSEE WENT "WET."
The Prohibition Amendment Defeated
in the State.
POLLS GUARDED BY WOMEN.
Republican Negroes Vote SOlidly in
Favor of the Saloon
Element.
Special to the Globe.

opeclal TO The Globe.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Sept. 29.-The
returns from the prohibition election
throughout the state are coming In very
slowly. Scattering returns from one
third of the counties, embracing prob
ably one-fourth of the vote, give 1892
for and 38,227 against the proposed
amendment. The indications are
that the prohibition question will
be defeated in this state, anywhere
from 10000 to 10000 plurality
Nashville went wet by 1,679 majority.
The election was orderly in the extreme
and the vote was very heavy in all
parts OF the state, even larger than that
In the famous Taylor brothers cam
palgn for governor last fall. The most
novel feature of the election was the
presence at the polls of women, thou
ment from the time the polls opened to
their close. TheJ did valuable service.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Sept. 29.-The
the constitution was much lighter than
was expected in Knoxville. but resulted
In a victory for prohibition, as was an
tIclpated. The vote for the amendment
was 2,312, the vote against 1920, show
Ing a majority of 1,192 for prohibition.
The negro vote was almost solid against
the amendment, and represents at least
three-quarterS of the opposition in
Knoxville. Most of the white citizens
who opposed the amendment did
not go to the polls. Hundreds of
ladies' worked at the polls all
day, many of them driving voters to the
polls IN their carriages, Free lunch
was distributed by the ladies at the
n0iJInp nI1nnS Tho nInn4inn rncCn6
owe with no disturbances at any of the
precincts. The saloons were all closed
n not a drunken man has been in the
city to-day. When the polls closed all
the church bells in the city rang for
half an hour. The eastern third of
Tennessee of which Knoxville is the
center, will give a majority for the
amendment. Partial returns from
thirty east Tennessee counties indicate
5000 majority for prohibition, with an
extremely light vote in the back coun-
ties.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Sept. 90
Dispatches from all sections of the state
Indicate that the Prohibition election
passed off quietly, and that the largest
vote ever cast was polled. No definite
figures can yet be given on the result.
but returns so far indicate the defeat of
the amendment in the state. Ladies
took an active part in the election, and
in all the cities and towns they were at
the polls with a free lunch stand and
personally solicited the votes. At every
polling booth there was a lavish dis
play OF banners, among them the
"Vote for God, Home and Ten
nessee To-day" vote for Mother,
Wife and Sister: They have
no defense save your ballots;' s'The
women and children of Tennessee APP
peal to the manhood of the state; yes,
to-day" ETC., etc. The ladies were
everywhere treated with respect. Dur
ing the morning prayer meetings were
held at the churches. At Athens, where
the vote was counted, and was ascer-
tanned that a majority of 100 was OBJ
tanned for prohibition, all the ward
workers bowed their heads and sung
the dOXol0gy. The returns at 8 D. m.
Indicate that East Tennessee will give
10000 majority for the amendment. This
makes the result appear more doubtful.
The majority here against the amend
ment was vel 1000.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Sep. 29.-Returns so
far received indicate that the prohibi-
ton amendment was defeated in the
state to-day by a very small majority.
The anti-prohibitionists carried this
city by a majority of 4,232 out of a total
vote OF 900. Country district returns
are coming in slowly but Shelby county
will give about 5000 majority against
the amendment. Ladies worked for the
amendment at all the voting precincts
in the city.